anthologies
Social medium: artists writing, 2000-2015
Blasted Allegories: an anthology of writings by contemporary artists
The dual muse : the writer as artist, the artist as writer
Hans Ulrich Obrist : interviews
Inside the studio : two decades of talks with artists in New York
Institutional Critique : an anthology of artists' writings
Not a Day without a Line: understanding artists' writings
Queer and trans artists of color: interviews
Locating artists' writings in books
Search the RISD/ATH Catalog to locate books at RISD Library.
Once an initial search is done in RISD/ATH, select 
to repeat your search query at Brown.
Search by Keyword
Keyword searches return the most results. Most (but not all) results will be relevant. Use an asterisk (*) to truncate words for more results.
example: artist* = artist, artists, artistic
RISD/ATH catalog:
artist* writings
collected writings
artist* interviews
artists diaries
artists correspondence or artist* and letters
Other useful keyword searches:
artist* statement*
artist* sketchbook*
artist* notebook*
manifesto*
sketchbook* and facsimile*
Search by Subject
Locate the beginning of a subject listing in the catalog and scan the list to discover new facets of your topic. Investigate the subheadings within a broad subject to focus your search.
examples of subject headings:
• artists writings
• artists as authors
• aesthetics
• art criticism -- authorship
• art appreciation
• art--philosophy
• authorship--collaboration
Search by Artist (Author)
To find books on an artist's work, think of the ARTIST as AUTHOR of their artwork and search by AUTHOR.
examples:
Whiteread, Rachel
Buren, Daniel
Martin, Agnes
Smithson, Robert
Artists' Writings in Series
20_21 Collection. Ediciones Polígrafa
Art 21: Art in the twenty-first century
Anthologies
Manifestos
Manifesto: a century of isms. See literary manifestos or search by the keyword: manifesto*
MIT Press writing art series
Now what? Artists write
Talking Art Interviews with artists since 1976
Theories and Documents of contemporary art: a sourcebook of Artists' Writings
Voicing our visions: writings by women artists
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